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B & H Contracting, Inc.

Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker — Amputations — HOOVER, ALABAMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at B & H Contracting, Inc. in HOOVER, ALABAMA
Employer B & H Contracting, Inc. Report ID 2018077071
Address 100 Chapman Drive City, State ZIP HOOVER, ALABAMA 35244
Event Date July 13, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker Source of Injury Parts and materials, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Backhoes, trackhoes
Industry (NAICS) 237110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.33000, -86.84000

Incident Narrative

An employee was waiting on a backhoe to bring a manhole down from a stock pile to be installed at a pump station. The employee was sliding the manhole ring when a bolt that holds the backhoe blade caught the ring and lid. This caused the employee to lose his grip, and the ring and lid dropped on his left hand, smashing his index and ring fingers and resulting in a middle fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On July 13, 2018, a worker at B & H Contracting, Inc. in HOOVER, ALABAMA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker, with parts and materials, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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